Casa Borges is located
on the crest of a hill in eastern Caracas that is today surrounded
by the slum community of Petare. Its transformation into a
cultural, recreational and educational center represents an
important opportunity to better respond to the community´s social
ills which include violence among youth, elevated school dropout
rates and adolescent pregnancies.

The project embraces
sustainable architecture principles by incorporating recyclable
materials, urban agriculture and the reuse of rain water
accumulated on the roof to irrigate vegetation and communal
gardens. The project proposes a series of walkways that foreground
the landscape and function as extended thresholds that allows
visitors to enjoy a moment of transition between the exterior
context and the new cultural spaces in Casa Borges. Four access
points fiscally integrate the center with its surroundings.